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Shaw offers free Movie Central preview weekend

Shaw Customers will have Access to a Weekend of Free Pay TV Programming,
Friday, November 9 to Sunday, November 11
TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Viewers in western Canada will now have the
opportunity to sample Movie Central's premium programming for free with
confirmation today that Shaw Communications customers will have access to
Movie Central's upcoming free preview weekend. From 6 p.m. MT/5 p.m. PT on
Friday, November 9 to Sunday, November 11 at midnight, customers of Shaw who
don't currently subscribe to Movie Central will have the chance to sample for
free the best in pay TV programming - uncut and commercial free - all weekend
long.
During the free preview, viewers can tap into first-run, blockbuster
Hollywood hits and the newest HBO and Showtime series, from episodes of
Dexter, Flight of the Conchords, Entourage and Californication, to feature
presentations including The Last King of Scotland, My Super Ex-Girlfriend,
School for Scoundrels and Hollywoodland. The weekend schedule also includes
the premiere of the pay TV special Justin Timberlake: Futuresex/Loveshow on
Sunday, November 11 at 4:45 p.m. MT/ 3:45 p.m. PT.
Shaw customers can check their local listings for the Movie Central free
preview channel.
Shaw joins Bell ExpressVu (channel 319), MTS (channel 30), SaskTel
(channel 207), TELUS (channel 14), Access Communications (channel 102) and
Westman Communications (channel 85) for the free preview weekend on
November 9-11.
For more information on Movie Central's Free Preview Weekend, please
visit www.moviecentral.ca.
Viewers in eastern Canada can access The Movie Network's Free Preview
Weekend beginning Friday, November 9 to Sunday, November 11. For more
information, please visit www.themovienetwork.ca.
Movie Central is a 24-hour-a-day, commercial-free premium pay TV service
available to Western Canadians. Exclusive multi-year output agreements with
major Hollywood studios ensure that Movie Central is the preferred destination
for box office titles. In addition to being the first window, Canadian home to
the best of HBO and Showtime, through its investments, pre-buys and licence
fees for Canadian feature films and original series, Movie Central is
recognized as a major force in the Canadian independent film and television
production industry. The launch of Movie Central On Demand and Movie Central
High Definition demonstrates that Movie Central remains committed to being
first with innovations that enhance the viewing experience. Visit the Movie
Central website at www.moviecentral.ca.
Movie Central is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based
media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty
television and radio with additional assets in pay television, advertising and
digital audio services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing
and children's animation. The company's multimedia entertainment brands
include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, Movie Central, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and
radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded
entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A
publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto (CJR.B) and New York
(CJR) exchanges. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.